Closely Quotes

733 quotes by 620 authors

I closely follow everything about user interface or human-computer interface: technology that makes computers closer to the way the human being actually functions. — Francois-Henri Pinault
Be very careful that you do not unconsciously assume that nervous tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work toward… — Vernon Howard
I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back… — Ben Crenshaw
One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is… — Anne Lamott
Lying and war are always associated. Listen closely when you hear a war-maker try to defend his current war: If he moves his lips he's… — Philip Berrigan
Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality — Matthieu Ricard
A mind is so closely shaped by the body and destined to serve it that only one mind could possibly arise in it. No body,… — Antonio Damasio
The best society, the best human existence, arrives when humans most closely determine the truth, and act on the truth, and separate it from superstition,… — Unknown Author
The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The… — Laozi
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs
When bow-hunting, you find you get closer to the woodland critters. The flora and the forest floor becomes clearer. You look at things more closely.… — Fred Bear
The Imagination merely enables us to wander into the darkness of the unknown where, by the dim light of the knowledge we carry, we may… — William Ian Beardmore Beveridge
But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting to… — Gordon Bethune
Only what touches us closely preoccupies us. We prepare in solitude to face it. (The Little Book of Unsuspected Subversion) — Edmond Jabes
Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of all time. I looked at Brief Encounter very closely, to be honest. — Adrian Lyne
Relevance is a search engine's holy grail. People want results that are closely connected to their queries. — Marc Ostrofsky
Sometimes one can be so closely involved with things that the larger context is lost to view. — Brian Ferneyhough
I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money. — Kate Smith
I will provide friendly and courteous service and will work closely with all departments in the county. I will abide by the Texas Information Act… — Anne Grant
The apex of mathematical achievement occurs when two or more fields which were thought to be entirely unrelated turn out to be closely intertwined. Mathematicians… — Gian-Carlo Rota

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